from what lindsay described seeing that first time she period over the wall and into the hall s backyard. that specifically, me holding her down in there, there s nothing that took place in that jacuzzi thatould explain that. there was no sex. there was no i don t even think we had any contact while we were in the jacuzzi other than when i was getting her out. but investigators were getting a good look at christie s body and saw wounds that to them suggested a struggle and more than one nasty blow to the head. so the police had to choose. which version, chris hall s or lindsay patterson s, was more likely the true story of what happened? tom dove is a senior investigator for the riverside d.a. i think they felt this was enough to say this was not an accidental drowning. it was purely much more suspicious than that. and so before the night was over, chris hall was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife.
we were in the jacuzzi other than when i was getting her out of the jacuzzi. reporter: but investigators were looking at christi s body and looking at signs of a struggle and more than one nasty blow to the head. so police had to believe which version, chris hall s or lindsay patterson s, was more likely the true story of what happened. tom dove is an investigator for the riverside d.a. i think they thought this was enough to say this was not an accidental drowning. it was purely much more suspicious than that. reporter: so before the night was over, chris hall was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife. the girls could stop waiting. he wasn t coming home. it was obviously a tragedy losing our mother that day. but this is a tragedy on top of a tragedy now. because knowi our parts
lindsay patterson s, was more likely the true story of what happened? tom dove is a senior investigator for the riverside d.a. i think they felt this was enough to say this was not an accidental drowning. it was purely much more suspicious than that. and so before the night was over, chris hall was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife. the girls could stop waiting. he wasn t coming home. it was obviously a tragedy, losing our mother that day. but this is a tragedy on top of a tragedy now. because knowing our parents, it s the farthest thing from truth. and one that felt infected by some kind of madness, said the girls. cristi was the love of his life. how could he be accused of harming her? she was happy too, they said, as happy as she had ever been, they knew based on that mother/daughter talk they had
but investigators were getting a good look at christie s body and saw wounds that to them suggested a struggle and more than one nasty blow to the head. so the police had to choose. which version, chris hall s or lindsay patterson s, was more likely the true story of what happened? tom dove is a senior investigator for the riverside d.a. i think they felt this was enough to say this was not an accidental drowning. it was purely much more suspicious than that. and so before the night was over, chris hall was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife. the girls could stop waiting. he wasn t coming home. it was obviously a tragedy, losing our mother that day. but this is a tragedy on top of a tragedy now. because knowing our parents, it s the farthest thing from truth. and one that felt infected by
there was no i don t even think we had any contact while we were in the jacuzzi other than when i was getting her out of the jacuzzi. reporter: but investigators were looking at christi s body and looking at signs of a struggle and more than one nasty blow to the head. so police had to believe which version, chris hall s or lindsay patterson s, was more likely the true story of what happened. tom dove is an investigator for the riverside d.a. i think they thought this was enough to say this was not an accidental drowning. it was purely much more suspicious than that. reporter: so before the night was over, chris hall was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife.